Learner Autonomy (LA) was considered irrelevant to Asian educational contexts, at least initially, due to Asian cultural norms characterised by conformity and respect for authority in general. This study seeks to highlight how Pakistani English language teachers and learners are engaging in certain practices of autonomy without consciously aiming…

Engagement is essential for improving academic outcomes, especially in technology-enhanced learning (TEL) environments where self-regulated learning is critical. This study investigated the longitudinal impacts of different levels of engagement on undergraduate students' short-term and long-term academic outcomes in TEL. Using a learning analytics…

This study aims to provide a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of gamification research in higher education from 2015-2024, highlighting key trends, influential contributors, and emerging themes. It seeks to address gaps in understanding the intellectual structure, global collaboration networks, and integration of advanced technologies in…

Background/purpose: The Automobile Parts Manufacturing Industry (APMI) is currently facing rapid changes due to continuous technological innovations. These shifts are reshaping the skills required for future workforce participation in the sector. Consequently, it is essential to prepare students with future-oriented competencies that align with…

This study explores the evolving nature of students' sense of belonging in Finnish higher education, particularly as learning environments shift between in-person, online, and hybrid modes. While much research has focused on belonging in Higher Education, the experiences of Language Centre students remain underexplored. The aim of this study is to…

Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a model grounded by the institutional theory to investigate blended learning (BL) implementation among faculty members in higher education and further validate the model. Design/methodology/approach: Quantitative methodology was employed, and data were gathered through questionnaires among 188…

Blended learning is a demanding topic nowadays where its existence is possibly enhance lecturers' competencies as well as giving students new experiences from the combination of different platforms of learning i.e. face to face interaction and online class. Since blended learning seems to be relevant topic at the present time, therefore the aim of…

Blended learning, which has emerged as a mainstream approach for bridging onsite and online learning, promises flexibility to stakeholders in the educational process. This paper argues that blended learning can be understood as a process that combines onsite and online learning by blending the strengths of one modality and neutralizing the…

With the emergence of COVID-19 worldwide, interest in blended learning in higher education is rapidly increasing. Despite the fact that the unipolar view that satisfaction and dissatisfaction are measured separately has been emphasized in higher education, fewer efforts have been made in a blended learning context. Therefore, this study attempts…

With COVID-19 having disrupted K-12 and college education for more than a year now, President Biden has prioritized reopening the majority of K-8 schools within his first 100 days. In addition, the President's American Rescue Plan would provide $170 billion for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, which could be used for a wide array of…

With Rasmussen's abstraction hierarchy as starting point, the present article focuses on understanding some of the aspects guiding the development of a simulation exercise (SimEx) from a multi-faceted perspective, based on interviews and post-exercise evaluations conducted with both exercise designers and participants. The results show that, in…

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the biggest crises faced by education systems and humanity in the recent past. The education process was interrupted due to the closure of schools and the children are educated from home. These closures across countries affect more than 90% of the student population in the world (Aytaç, T. 2021). Online learning is…

The main goal for this work was to provide information as to the possibilities of creating an online or hybrid option for an upper-level biomechanics laboratory that is in keeping with course goals. Conversion of the laboratory modules for online use was described with detailed setup and learning goals. The lecture portions and most labs could be…

As technology use in the classroom became more prevalent, so did the questions of how to effectively integrate technology into instructional practice. From this rise in questions about how to effectively integrate technology, the term blended learning emerged. Blended learning serves as a description of practices for educators to effectively…

In this study, we built a personalized hybrid course recommendation system (PHCRS) that considers students' interests, abilities and career development. To meet students' individual needs, we adopted the five most widely used algorithms, including content-based filtering, popularity-based methods, item-based collaborative filtering, user-based…